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thinking about self publishing a graphic novel that i worked on with a friend. he has millions of social media followers so we think we can get a lot of views on it.

what's the best way to appraoch this? should we go direct to a printer, buy in bulk ahead and then sell the inventory? should we use amazon's self publishing service? and not have to worry about inventory?

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thinking about self publishing a graphic novel that i worked on with a friend. he has millions of social media followers so we think we can get a lot of views on it.

what's the best way to appraoch this? should we go direct to a printer, buy in bulk ahead and then sell the inventory? should we use amazon's self publishing service? and not have to worry about inventory?

Yes, I use Createspace for my paperback versions. KDP also offers free conversion from your uploaded ebook version now, but I haven't used it yet. POD is the way to go. And of course, advertise it with a blast out to the"millions" of social media followers your friend has lined up. Good luck.

Tina, the world is full of garages and lofts/cellars filled with mouldering books from those who have gone down the 'buy inventory and then try to sell it' route. You may be lucky, but the odds are against it.

An e-book doesn't clutter up your house, theoretically can last for ever, and is quite easily changed if you spot a mistake after publishing. (Which is almost an unwritten law, no matter how carefully you proofread.)

Plus... And this is a big plus in these days of allegedly short attention spans, people will buy on impulse when all they need to do is click on a link. Especially if they have one-click ordering set up on Amazon ;-) But if they have to order a paper copy by post or email, they'll lose interest halfway through the shopping process.

Best wishes.

Gyppo

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